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professedly

[pruh-fes-id-lee]

pro·fess·ed·ly

[pruh-fes-id-lee]
adverb
1.
allegedly; pretendedly: He is only professedly poor.
2.
avowedly; by open declaration: She is professedly guilty of the crime.

Origin:
1560–70; professed + -ly
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Professedly is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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professed (prəˈfɛst)
 
adj
1.  avowed or acknowledged
2.  alleged or pretended
3.  professing to be qualified as: a professed philosopher
4.  having taken vows of a religious order
 
professedly
 
adv

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